Calling for the immediate and unconditional
release of United States citizen Alan Phillip Gross from detention in Cuba and
urging the Government of Cuba to address his medical issues.

Whereas, Alan Phillip Gross, a citizen of the United
States, was born in New York on May 2, 1949, and is a resident of the State of
Maryland;

Whereas Mr. Gross has devoted his professional life to
helping others through his work in international development and has served in
more than 50 countries and territories worldwide;

Whereas, in 2001, Mr. Gross founded JBDC, LLC to support
Internet connectivity in locations with little or no access;

Whereas, on February 10, 2009, JBDC, LLC received a
subcontract with the United States Agency for International Development
(USAID);

Whereas, working as a subcontractor for the United States
Agency for International Development, Mr. Gross sought to establish wireless
networks and improve Internet and Intranet access and connectivity for a small,
peaceful, non-dissident, Cuban Jewish community;

Whereas Mr. Gross made 5 trips to Cuba in furtherance of
the United States Agency for International Development project he was
subcontracted to support;

Whereas the last time Mr. Gross was in the United States
was on November 24, 2009;

Whereas Mr. Gross was arrested on December 3, 2009, in
Havana, Cuba;

Whereas Mr. Gross was detained without charge for 14
months;

Whereas Mr. Gross was charged in February 2011 with
actions against the independence or the territorial integrity of the
state;

Whereas Mr. Gross’s trial lasted only 2 days, after which
he was sentenced to 15 years in prison;

Whereas Mr. Gross and his wife Judy have 2 daughters, one
of which was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010;

Whereas Mr. Gross’s 90-year old mother was diagnosed with
inoperable cancer in February 2011;

Whereas, in 2011, Mr. Gross’s wife Judy underwent surgery,
causing her to miss considerable time from work and putting further financial
strain on their family;

Whereas Mr. Gross is 63 years old and has lost more than
105 pounds since being detained in Cuba;

Whereas Mr. Gross has developed degenerative arthritis in
his leg and a mass behind his shoulder;

Whereas the Government of Cuba has denied requests by Mr.
Gross for an independent medical examination;

Whereas Mr. Gross’s legal representative filed an appeal
to the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention of the United Nations in August
2012; and

Whereas, since Mr. Gross was detained by the Government of
Cuba on December 3, 2009, his health has severely deteriorated and his family
members have suffered health and financial problems: Now, therefore, be
it

That the Senate—

(1)

calls for the
immediate and unconditional release of United States citizen Alan Phillip
Gross; and

(2)

urges the
Government of Cuba in the meantime to provide all appropriate diagnostic and
medical treatment to address the full range of medical issues facing Mr. Gross
and to allow him to choose a doctor to provide him with an independent medical
assessment.